I know watching Starcraft matches overseas is popular, but I didn't realize people were doing it over here also. I don't think I would go to a bar just to watch Starcraft.

I went to the Pokemon National Championships this year and I watched a little of the Pokemon video game tournament, but about 5 minutes of that and I was done. Others though were really getting into it and watching the strategy of the matches. Maybe I haven't played the Pokemon and Starcraft games enough competitively to realize all the moves and strategies to get excited about when watching others play the games.

I have only played Starcraft a handful of times and preferred Command & Conquer and Red Alert back in the day. I wouldn't mind trying Starcraft II to see what all the hype is about, but I don't have the time to dedicate to an RTS.